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06-30-2004, 08:38 AM
Elbit wins $10 million US Homeland Security tender
Will supply unmanned air vehicles for border patrol.
Ami Etinger
Elbit Systems through its US subsidiary EFW won the tender to supply the US Homeland Security Department with Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) for its customs and border protection program in Arizona. The initial deal is estimated at $10 million.
As part of the contract, Elbit will supply the Department of Homeland Security with UAVs, ground-control stations, and support teams for Arizona-Mexico border patrol, aimed at preventing illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Starting this summer, the UAVs will enhance the existing system, consisting of manned planes and ground sensors.
Hermes 450 systems are equipped with electro-optic sensors and communications payloads providing around-the-clock imagery to customs and border protection agents. The UAVs will allow for broader coverage and faster response in the rugged, uninhabited areas of Southwestern US.
The Hermes 450 is a single engine system equipped with advanced avionics, enabling autonomous flight and precise GPS navigation. Its maximum endurance is 20 hours and it can reach the maximum ceiling of 18,000 feet, operating at 9,500 feet.
The Department of Homeland Security is expected to consider expanding the program in 2005 and implementing it on the northern border with Canada.
http://www.elbit.co.il/pix/UN_hermes450.gif
http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=9225
Will supply unmanned air vehicles for border patrol.
Ami Etinger
Elbit Systems through its US subsidiary EFW won the tender to supply the US Homeland Security Department with Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) for its customs and border protection program in Arizona. The initial deal is estimated at $10 million.
As part of the contract, Elbit will supply the Department of Homeland Security with UAVs, ground-control stations, and support teams for Arizona-Mexico border patrol, aimed at preventing illegal immigration and drug smuggling. Starting this summer, the UAVs will enhance the existing system, consisting of manned planes and ground sensors.
Hermes 450 systems are equipped with electro-optic sensors and communications payloads providing around-the-clock imagery to customs and border protection agents. The UAVs will allow for broader coverage and faster response in the rugged, uninhabited areas of Southwestern US.
The Hermes 450 is a single engine system equipped with advanced avionics, enabling autonomous flight and precise GPS navigation. Its maximum endurance is 20 hours and it can reach the maximum ceiling of 18,000 feet, operating at 9,500 feet.
The Department of Homeland Security is expected to consider expanding the program in 2005 and implementing it on the northern border with Canada.
http://www.elbit.co.il/pix/UN_hermes450.gif
http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=9225